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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...dreamed”), an unexpected bang shot through the theatre. The overhead screen projecting the English translations of the sung German had gone blank, and would remain so for the rest of the performance.The computer glitch proved providential for the opera’s singers. One imagines the backstage panic: “Look, folks, the supertitles are out! The audience will not know what’s happening if you continue to move about like flannel-wearing robots at a sausage shop. You must act! Act, by Gott!” And act they did. Under pressure...

Author: By Michael A. Yashinsky, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Opera Boston Misses Its Mark with ‘Der Freischütz’ | 10/20/2008 | See Source »

...underlying reason for the relative lack of panic so far is that Dubai real estate remains a financial haven for wealthy individuals from riskier nearby countries like Iran and Pakistan. What's more, Dubai's real estate sector is dominated by a handful of major companies - collectively dubbed "Dubai Inc." - that are directly or indirectly owned and controlled by the government. This means, analysts say, that Dubai authorities could effectively stave off a bubble burst by keeping finished projects off-line until market conditions improved. In the event of a systemic threat, Dubai can probably rely on super-rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Wall Street's Bust Threatens Dubai's Boom | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

...TIME. "There is still genuine demand. Economies here are still growing. Overall, the economic situation is still very sound. We will see a deceleration of prices, and it's probably a good thing, as long as it's done in an orderly way and doesn't turn into a panic. The market has gone to where it is too quickly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Wall Street's Bust Threatens Dubai's Boom | 10/19/2008 | See Source »

...Administration has veered from one half-baked solution to another. Wall Street panicked, but so did the White House, and in that panic, they had a hard time figuring out what to do. The weeks that Paulson and Bush spent pushing Paulson's orignal bailout plan - in the face of massive opposition - were weeks that could have been spent actually fixing the problem. At this point, we need a comprehensive approach. Another failed faint attempt could be disastrous. Here's a five-step, comprehensive approach...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nobel Laureate: How to Get Out of the Financial Crisis | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

There is no question that racial bias is a powerful force to overcome and a slippery one to quantify. But with Obama propelled by panic over shrinking nest eggs and the wilting Dow, the Bradley effect may be this fall's paper tiger: an old theory re-heated by the media because there's not much left to talk about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bradley Effect | 10/17/2008 | See Source »

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